The mission of BirdLife South Africa is to promote the enjoyment, conservation, study and understanding of wild birds and their habitats.
BirdLife South Africa is a registered non-profit and public benefit environmental organization with over 6 000 members in 32 bird clubs throughout South Africa. BirdLife South Africa produces its own birds and bird-watching magazine, African Birdlife.
BirdLife South Africa is honoured to have three distinguished South Africans, Mrs Gaynor Rupert, Dr Precious Moloi-Motsepe and Mr Mark Shuttleworth, as its Honorary Patrons.
Welcome
to BirdLife South Africa
As the country’s only dedicated bird conservation NGO, it is important for BirdLife South Africa to keep in touch with the public and inform them about important bird conservation matters.
BirdLife South Africa therefore distributes a free, monthly electronic newsletter to its members and other interested people. The newsletter contains interesting articles and superb photos about birds, BirdLife South Africa’s work, and other relevant information.
Find out more about this attractive and informative e-newsletter.
Conservation is the primary reason for BirdLife South Africa's
existence. While we engage in, promote and support other activities, such as birding tourism, community-based conservation and education work, everything is geared towards achieving bird conservation goals. BirdLife South Africa believes that by conserving birds, we can conserve the broader environment. Birds are amongst
the most visible, and mobile, animals in our natural environments. A healthy environment will have a full complement of native birds, and for this reason birds are widely recognised as exceptionally good indicators of ecosystem health.
BirdLife South Africa makes a real difference to birds and their habitats, but our work costs money. We rely on the support and generosity of people and organisations to fund our vital work for conservation: we are grateful for any and all contributions.
Download bird call ringtones to your phone and support BirdLife South Africa. A percentage of sales from SA Birding is donated to BirdLife South Africa.
African Birdlife is a bi-monthly magazine and includes well-written articles and
stunning photographs of our continent’s birds.
It is an important mouthpiece for BirdLife South Africa to create awareness about bird research and conservation work.
Birds are excellent flagship species and valuable indicators of the environment as places that are rich in bird species are often abundant in other forms of biodiversity. The presence of birds indicates a healthy environment and thriving ecosystem. BirdLife South Africa conserves our country’s birds. By focusing on birds, the sites and the habitats on which they depend, BirdLife South Africa hopes to improve the quality of life for birds, for other wildlife and ultimately for people. Each year a Bird of the Year is chosen by BirdLife South Africa. Bird of the Year is one of BirdLife South Africa’s annual initiatives for creating awareness about birds and bird habitat conservation. Educating people is one of the key components of BirdLife South Africa’s conservation work. The aim of the project is to choose a bird species and focus education and other activities on it during the coming year and improve public awareness about the species and the need to protect the species (and related species) and its habitat.
The Bird of the Year initiative for 2015 is proudly sponsored by Waltons.
To raise awareness of one of South Africa’s scarcest natural resources – water – and the birds that rely on wetland habitats in particular, BirdLife South Africa is proud to announce details of its inaugural Flufftail Festival.The Flufftail Festival will be held from 3-8 February 2015.
The activities will take place at the Checkers Forecourt in Sandton City, Johannesburg. Importantly, the Flufftail Festival is linked to World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated worldwide to raise awareness of wetlands. Events will include lectures, environmental education activities and a ‘Wetlands of Life’ photographic exhibition.
The AGM will be held at Benvenuto in Kelland, Johannesburg, on Saturday 21 March 2015 from 16h00-18h00 followed by a Cocktail Party. This is a great opportunity to interact with BirdLife South Africa staff, hear about the organisation's successes and mingle with fellow members.
The Walker Bay Bird Fair will take place at the Stanford Village Green. Stanford is situated in the Overberg, Western Cape.
There is a full and varied programme of events, including birding outings, talks, workshops, bird ringing demonstrations and a photographic competition.
For more information, contact Liz Hochfelden on
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